Journeys Immigration
Judge: Former Councilmember Madison Nguyen Guilty of ‘Political Miscalculation,’ Not Misconduct in Naming Vietnamese Business District
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Vincent J. Chiarello says San Jose City has had consistent open-meeting act problems when council people issue joint memorandum in anticipation of a vote; some violations are …
San Jose Wants Immigrants to Feel At Home
By Sharon Simonson An immigration museum in the vein of Ellis Island and “immigrant community centers” are among the approaches the city of San Jose is exploring as part of its immigrant outreach initiative and …
Creation Culture & Art
All Together Now
First Annual International Yoga Day overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge on June 21 in San Francisco. Yogis said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspired them. They joined 24 million Americans with a daily yoga …
Bay Area Vietnamese Promote Uprising in Vietnam
Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group admitted to releasing toxins that killed more than 100 tons of fish along the north-central Vietnam coast; San Jose protesters want the government to kick Formosa out of Vietnam. They …
To-Do Events
San Jose Author: Being Vietnamese in America Not So ‘Eazy’
By Sharon Simonson SAN JOSE—For Vietnamese-American author Trami Nguyen Cron, the irony weighs heavy. Vietnamese people, whether refugees or immigrants, typically have fled their homeland for the United …
Judge Allows Chinese Professor Zhang to Subpoena Records from Tech Company
Judge tells Avago Technologies Ltd., an alleged victim in the trade-secret theft case, that it can contest the demand. By Sharon Simonson SAN JOSE—A federal magistrate judge has granted a request from defense …
Deconstructing Dia de los Muertos
An altar for Dia de los Muertos, part of a larger exhibit on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library in downtown San Jose.
African Filmmakers in Silicon Valley Seek to Reframe the Continent
The Silicon Valley African Film Festival brings more than 40 narrative-fiction films, documentaries and animations by African filmmakers to Mountain View, Oct. 16-Oct. 18, including “Eye of the Storm.” …
EnActe Arts Brings Indian Playwright Anuvab Pal’s ‘Chaos’ to Silicon Valley
Indian-American Vinita Sud Belani spent 20 years working in the technology industry before founding EnActe Arts theater company in 2012 to cultivate South Asian and diaspora playwrights, actors and theater in the Bay …
Modi Speaks in San Jose: The Indian Prime Minister in His Own Words
The Indian prime minister asked his countrymen and women in Silicon Valley to help lift their nation.
Modi Fever Fuels Silicon Valley Head Rush
Indian venture capitalist Naren Gupta (left) and Khanderao Kand helped to organize today’s community reception for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SAP Center in San Jose.
Steps In Time
Leap cultural divides at “Dances of Devotion” on Saturday, Sept. 19, with Indian classical dancer Lavanya Ananth (back) and Cambodian classical dancer Charya Burt.
OneWorldCities
70,000 New Homes But Still Not Enough
By Sharon Simonson Same as it ever was. Even with nearly 70,000 new homes built in the Bay Area in the last five years, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data, 2015 population counts exclaim the continuing and …
Oh Baby! San Francisco Births on the Rise
State demographers said San Francisco, San Mateo and Alameda counties would experience declining births. They were wrong. By Sharon Simonson With wildly expensive housing and poorly perceived public schools, San …
A Turk in San Francisco
Istanbul artist Refik Anadol says “Virtual Depictions: San Francisco” is 21st century public art. The huge LED screen fills the lobby of 350 Mission, part of the new Salesforce headquarters.
Said Elsewhere on the Web
Growth Happening Here
By Sharon Simonson More Texas cites are growing faster than any others in the nation, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But the East Bay's Dublin and Milpitas, with land to develop and existing …
San Jose City Adds Vietnamese-American Small Business Advisor
By Sharon Simonson Xuan Ha, former director of San Jose's Vietnamese American Business Association, has joined the city of San Jose’s Small Business Ally Program as a small business coach. She speaks fluent …
Berkeley Workers Bike More Than Anyone Else
By Sharon Simonson A greater proportion of people bike to work in Berkeley than in any other American city with a population of 100,000 or more, according to new calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau. Work …